1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 2:55 PM PST, 35 minutes earlier.
MOJAVE DESERT/SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 355 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2001 SYNOPSIS...A FLOW OF DEEP MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT INTO SATURDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE THREAT OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN. A SLIGHT DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY FOR A DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. DISCUSSION...ACTIVE WEATHER DAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS HITTING PARTS OF CLARK AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES WITH STORMS INCREASING IN INTENSITY ACROSS LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. SATELLITE...RADAR AND OBSERVED DATA INDICATE STRONGEST STORMS PRODUCING 1.0-2.0 INCHES IN AN HOUR. SO FAR...HARDEST HIT AREA AROUND TWENTYNINE PALMS AND JOSHUA TREE WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING REPORTED AND FLOODING IN SE LAS VEGAS VALLEY (HENDERSON). STORMS TO CONTINUE IN ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS INTO THE EVENING AS VORTICITY MAXIMUM OFF THE BAJA COAST LIFTS SLOWLY NORTH AND ASSOCIATED 40-50 KT JET MAX WORKS THROUGH CA. MODELS ALL AGREE THAT THE BAJA SHORT WAVE WEAKENS AND EJECTS ACROSS CA AND NV SATURDAY...BUT AS USUAL DIFFER ON DETAILS OF WHERE DYNAMICS MAY FOCUS STORMS. ANOTHER COMPLICATING FACTOR IS CONTINUED UPPER DIVERGENCE FROM JET SEGMENTS FORECAST TO BE OVER NV. NO QUESTION THAT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN DEEP AND THE ATMOSPHERE VERY UNSTABLE. USED LIKELY CHANCES ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES AND SCATTERED WORDING ACROSS THE SOUTH DUE TO UNCERTAINTY. WATER VAPOR SATELLITE SHOWS MID LEVEL DRYING WRAPPING AROUND THE BAJA VORT MAX AND THIS MAY PROVIDE LESS CLOUD COVER ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES SATURDAY. IF THAT HAPPENS WILL NOT NEED ANY FORCING AS EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR FROM HEATING ALONE. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM STORMS. WITH THAT IN MIND...LATER SHIFTS MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER RAMPING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES UP WITH ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH POSSIBLE SATURDAY FOR PARTS OR ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA. SOME MID LEVEL DRYING OCCURS SUNDAY AS UPPER HIGH SHIFTS FARTHER EAST AND FLOW ALOFT VEERS SLIGHTLY FROM THE S TO THE SW. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL NOT BE SCOURED OUT AND WITH MORE SUNSHINE...HEATING WILL AGAIN TRIGGER STORMS. MODELS INDICATE NO ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES TO AFFECT THE REGION SO THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SHOULD BE LESS. EXTENDED MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONTINUE TO SHOW NO SIGNIFICANT DRYING TREND FOR THE REGION WITH MEAN RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS AND ROCKIES AND WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WHILE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL DECREASE TO MORE LOW GRADE MONSOON LEVELS (ISOLATED TO SCATTERED) MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR EASTERLY WAVES AND LOW LEVEL GULF SURGES TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK. HIGH THEN SLOWLY WORKS BACK TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS BY FRIDAY FOR INCREASING S-SE FLOW ALOFT. NO WAY TO PICK WHICH DAYS WILL BE BETTER THAN OTHERS FOR THUNDERSTORMS SO CONTINUED WITH BROAD BRUSH MENTION WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. NEMETH .LAS....A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain from strong thunderstorms closed many roads throughout Henderson. 1.22 inches of rain was recorded in an hour and several motorists were stranded after their car engines stalled.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, July 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5256789.